The first official F1 race, a non-championship event at Pau, was held the previous month.ġ952 The drivers' championship was run to Formula Two regulations because of concerns about the number of F1 cars available. Although there were 22 non-championship races that year, only six counted towards the title. It was to take three more years before the first championship race, although there were races under F1 regulations from this year.ġ950 The launch of the drivers' world championship with the first race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on May 13. 1901 The first use of the words grand prix to describe a race, the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.ġ904 The formation of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association established to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.ġ933 Starting positions on the grid were decided by qualifying times for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix.ġ935-39 A number of meetings were held with a view to establishing a world drivers' championship these were shelved at the outbreak of World War Two.ġ946 Formula One was agreed as a recognised formula.ġ947 World drivers' championship formalised.
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